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White Sox
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 21, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Chicago White Sox, played on September 21, 1971 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 21, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 21, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tommy John |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Blue Moon Odom |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 3,810 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Marty Springstead 1B: Jim Odom 2B: Jim Honochick 3B: Larry McCoy |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Walt Williams | Left Fielder |
| Pat Kelly | Right Fielder |
| Rich McKinney | Second Baseman |
| Bill Melton | Third Baseman |
| Carlos May | First Baseman |
| Jay Johnstone | Center Fielder |
| Tom Egan | Catcher |
| Luis Alvarado | Shortstop |
| Tommy John | Pitcher |
| Chuck Tanner | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dwain Anderson | Shortstop |
| Joe Rudi | Left Fielder |
| Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
| Tommy Davis | First Baseman |
| Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
| Gene Tenace | Catcher |
| Angel Mangual | Center Fielder |
| Larry Brown | Second Baseman |
| Blue Moon Odom | Pitcher |
| Dick Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 21, 1971
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Odom
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Odom
Kelly bunts towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McKinney vs. Odom
McKinney hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tenace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Melton vs. Odom
Melton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. John
Anderson hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. John
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKinney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. John
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Odom
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Odom
Johnstone hits a line drive into center field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Egan vs. Odom
Egan is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. John
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. John
Bando hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. John
Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado misplays the ball. That's an error on Alvarado. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mangual vs. John
Mangual hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. John
Brown hits a popup, foul, towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvarado vs. Odom
Alvarado hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rudi. Alvarado reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
John vs. Odom
John hits a fly ball into center field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Odom
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kelly vs. Odom
Kelly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alvarado scores. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKinney vs. Odom
McKinney hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Odom vs. John
Odom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. John
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops it up and throws to first, with John covering, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. John
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. John
Jackson strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Odom
Melton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Odom
May hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mangual who is chasing the ball. May reaches third base with a triple. Melton goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnstone vs. Odom
Johnstone hits a line drive towards first. Davis reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Egan vs. Odom
Egan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to home to get May. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alvarado vs. Odom
There goes Egan. The throw from Tenace and he is safe. Egan steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alvarado vs. Odom
Alvarado hits a popup, foul, towards first. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. John
Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. John
Bando hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Davis moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tenace vs. John
Tenace bunts towards the mound. John fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Davis moves to third. Bando moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mangual vs. John
Mangual hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Davis scores. Bando moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brown vs. John
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. John fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
John vs. Odom
John hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Odom
Williams bunts towards the mound. Odom picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Odom. John moves to third. Williams moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kelly vs. Odom
Kelly hits a line drive into right field. Jackson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Jackson. John scores. Williams scores. Kelly moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McKinney vs. Odom
McKinney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Melton vs. Locker
Bob Locker now pitching.
Melton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kelly scores. McKinney moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Locker
May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McKinney scores. Melton moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnstone vs. Locker
There goes May. The throw from Tenace and he is safe. May steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnstone vs. Locker
Johnstone strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Egan vs. Locker
Egan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Egan for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Alvarado vs. Locker
Alvarado is walked intentionally. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
John vs. Locker
John hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Locker vs. John
Locker is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. John
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. John fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. John
Rudi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. John
Jackson strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Locker
George Hendrick now playing right field.
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Locker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Locker
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKinney vs. Locker
McKinney strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. John
Davis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnstone. Davis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bando vs. John
Bando hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Davis moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tenace vs. John
Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton has Davis trapped. There's the throw to Egan and back to Melton, who tags Davis for the out. Bando moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mangual vs. John
Mangual hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Egan fields it and throws to first for the out. Bando moves to third. Tenace moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brown vs. John
Brown strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Locker
Melton hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Locker
May is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Locker
Johnstone strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. John
Bert Campaneris pinch hits for Bob Locker.
Campaneris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. John
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McKinney fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. John
Rudi hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnstone. Rudi reaches second base with a double. Anderson moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hendrick vs. Romo
Vicente Romo now pitching.
Hendrick strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Davis vs. Romo
Davis is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Egan vs. Grant
Mudcat Grant now pitching.
Egan strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvarado vs. Grant
Alvarado hits a line drive towards short. Anderson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romo vs. Grant
Romo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Grant
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Romo
Bando hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McKinney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Romo
Tenace strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mangual vs. Romo
Mangual strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Grant
Kelly hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKinney vs. Grant
McKinney hits a ball on the ground towards second. Brown scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Grant
Melton hits a fly ball into center field. Mangual settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Romo
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hegan vs. Romo
Mike Hegan pinch hits for Mudcat Grant.
Hegan strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Romo
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Brown moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rudi vs. Romo
Rudi strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hendrick vs. Romo
Hendrick hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/21/1971, game 2 -- Chicago at Oakland (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Williams W, lf 5 1 2 0 Anderson D, ss 5 0 1 0
Kelly P, rf 4 1 3 3 Rudi J, lf 5 0 3 0
McKinney R, 2b 4 1 0 0 Jackson R, rf 3 0 0 0
Melton B, 3b 5 1 2 1 Hendrick G, rf 2 0 0 0
May C, 1b 4 0 2 2 Davis T, 1b 4 1 2 0
Johnstone J, cf 4 0 0 0 Bando S, 3b 4 1 3 1
Egan T, c 4 0 0 0 Tenace G, c 4 0 1 0
Alvarado L, ss 3 1 1 0 Mangual A, cf 4 0 0 0
John T, p 3 1 1 0 Brown L, 2b 4 0 1 0
Romo V, p 1 0 1 0 Odom J, p 1 0 0 0
Locker B, p 1 0 0 0
Campaneris B, ph 1 0 1 0
Grant J, p 0 0 0 0
Hegan M, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 6 12 6 39 2 12 1
Chicago 001 140 000 -- 6
Oakland 010 100 000 -- 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
John T (W) 6.1 10 2 2 0 4
Romo V (S) 2.2 2 0 0 0 6
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Odom J (L)* 4.0 8 6 6 1 1
Locker B 3.0 2 0 0 1 4
Grant J 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 4 batters in 5th
E -- Alvarado L, Odom J, Jackson R
DP -- Chicago 1, Oakland 1
LOB -- Chicago 7, Oakland 10
2B -- Alvarado L, Davis T, Rudi J
3B -- May C
HR -- Bando S
SB -- Egan T, May C
SH -- Kelly P
T -- 2:35
A -- 3810
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